And then yet further, Jacobs taking his brother by the 1heel, in the third place, it was a type of the prevailing of the Church, of the people of God against the wicked at last; God made Jacob a famous and notable type in this work; That certainly the Saints though they may seem ⟨p. 224⟩to be low and mean for the present, yet they shall get advantage over the men of the world. The men of the world are set out by Esau, they are ruffling abroad in the world, & of fiery hot spirits as Esau was, & they have great things in the world for a time, and the Saints are under them, as Jacob was under Esau; but certainly the Saints shall prevail against all the Edomites, all the Esaus (as I may so speak) there is a time that they shall supplant them, and get the power over them, this was typified in this work of God upon Jacob in the womb, in taking his brother by the heel, the godly shall prevail at length against all the wicked and ungodly in the world: You should consider it, as if the Prophet should say to them; you are seeking to provide for your selves in the sinful way you are in, Oh! if you did but consider, that the faithful, though they be persecuted for a time, what low condition soever they are, yet they shall get the power over all the great ones in the world, it would be otherwise with you than now it is. So we find in Scripture that though indeed the way of the Saints be such as they are kept low for a long time, yet the Scripture tells us, that at length they shall have the dominion, in Dan. 7. 18. The Saints of the most High shall take the Kingdom, and in the 21. verse, I beheld, and the same horn made war with the Saints, and prevailed against them, (but how long?) Until the Ancient of days came, and judgment was given to the Saints of the most High, and the time came that the Saints possessed the Kingdom. And verse 17. The Kingdom, and Dominion, and the greatness of the Kingdom under the whole Heaven shall be given to the people of the Saints of the most High, There is a time that it shall be given to them. And Psal. 49. 14. The upright shall have dominion over them in the morning. This was typified in this notable work of God in Jacob's taking Esau by the heel to supplant him.
And then yet further, Jacobs taking his brother by the 1heel, in the third place, it was a type of the prevailing of the Church, of the people of God against the wicked at last; God made Iacob a famous and notable type in this work; That certainly the Saints though they may seem ⟨p. 224⟩to be low and mean for the present, yet they shall get advantage over the men of the world. The men of the world are set out by Esau, they are ruffling abroad in the world, & of fiery hot spirits as Esau was, & they have great things in the world for a time, and the Saints are under them, as Iacob was under Esau; but certainly the Saints shall prevail against all the Edomites, all the Esaus (as I may so speak) there is a time that they shall supplant them, and get the power over them, this was typified in this work of God upon Iacob in the womb, in taking his brother by the heel, the godly shall prevail at length against all the wicked and ungodly in the world: You should consider it, as if the Prophet should say to them; you are seeking to provide for your selves in the sinful way you are in, Oh! if you did but consider, that the faithful, though they be persecuted for a time, what low condition soever they are, yet they shall get the power over all the great ones in the world, it would be otherwise with you than now it is. So we find in Scripture that though indeed the way of the Saints be such as they are kept low for a long time, yet the Scripture tells us, that at length they shall have the dominion, in Dan. 7. 18. The Saints of the most High shall take the Kingdom, and in the 21. verse, I beheld, and the same horn made war with the Saints, and prevailed against them, (but how long?) Ʋntil the Antient of daies came, and judgment was given to the Saints of the most High, and the time came that the Saints possessed the Kingdom. And verse 17. The Kingdom, and Dominion, and the greatness of the Kingdom under the whol Heaven shall be given to the people of the Saints of the most High, There is a time that it shall be given to them. And Psal. 49. 14. The upright shall have dominion over them in the morning. This was typified in this notable work of God in Iacob's taking Esau by the heel to supplant him.
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